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Papa's Got A Brand New Bag Chords

Music by: James Brown
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[Verse 1]
[A]Come [D]here, sister,
[G]pap[D]a's in the sw[G]ing[Dm]
[D]He ain't too[G] hip about
that new [D]breed, [G]babe
[D]He ain[G]'t no dra[D]g,
[A]pap[G]a's[Ab] got a brand- new bag[Am][A]

[Verse 2]
Come here [D]mama [Dm]and[D]
dig this crazy [G]scene
[D]He's not too fan[G]cy,
but his line is [D]pretty [G]clean[Dm]
[D]He ain't no [G]dra[D]g,
[G]pap[Ab]a's g[G]ot a brand- ne[A]w bag[D][Am][A]

[Verse 3]
He's doing the [D]Jerk,
he's doing the Fly
Don't play him cheap 'cause
you know he ain't shy
He's doing the Monkey,
the Mashed Potatoes
[Ab]Jump [D]back Jack, see you later, Alligator

[Verse 4]
Come here, [D]sister,
[G]pap[D]a's in the swing
He ain't too [G]hip now,
but I can dig that [Ab]new b[D]reed, [Dm]babe[G]
[Dm]He ain't[D] no dr[G]ag[D],
[G]he's got[Ab] a brand- new bag[A][D][A]

[Verse 5]
[D]Oh, papa, he's doing the [A]Jerk
[D]Papa, he's doi[G]ng the Jer[D]k
He's [G]do ing the twist just like this
He's [D]doing the Fly every
day and [G]every [D]nig[G]ht
The [D]thing's [A]lik[G]e
the [A]Boomerang[D]

[Verse 6]
[D]Hey, [A]come on[D]
Hey, hey, [A]come [D]on
Hey, hey, he's [A]put tight,
[D]out[A] of [D]sight
Come on, he's got to know
Come on...
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